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croft Definition

croft (krôft)

noun

  1. a small, enclosed field
  2. a small farm, esp. one worked by a renter

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to MDu krocht, hill, field among dunes < Gmc *krufta, lit., that which bends < IE base *ger-: see cradle

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croft Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • ruin: The township has disappeared except for a ruined croft on the west side of the Crombie burn.
  • create: In some cases even the newly created crofts were cleared.
  • work: On a working croft offering much home grown produce.
  • have: Weaving, farming and fishing were the main occupations, and many also had a small croft.
  • call: Rent from a croft called Taunts in Puttenham, containing an acre, was given for finding a lamp.
  • use: It is for you to select a person who you wish to occupy and use the croft in your absence.

Adjective modifier

  • registered: The tenant of a registered croft can apply to the Commission for consent to subdivide the croft into two or more parts.
  • traditional: This traditional stone-built croft is to be found in the beautiful village of Scourie on the wild north west coast of Scotland.
  • small: Many families in Ireland lived on small crofts growing their own food, largely at subsistence level.
  • old: Some ridge and furrow appears to occupy old crofts.
  • new: The Bill will allow new crofts to be created in or next to existing woodlands on the national forest estate.

Modifies a noun

  • tenancy: Where there is demand for a croft tenancy, the Commission can ask the landlord to re-let the vacant croft.
  • land: We often have a calling male on our croft land from early May.
  • cottage: Fully refurbished bungalow on site of original croft cottage.
  • house: I remember visiting the little croft house with my uncle in the late 40s.
  • site: The croft house site and croft land are dealt with separately.
  • tenant: The Foundation believes that anyone, whether croft tenant or owner-occupier managing and investing in croft land ought to have access to the scheme.

Noun used with modifier

  • woodland: Creating woodland crofts Communities wishing to create woodland crofts would bid to buy national forest land under the National Forest Land Scheme.
  • family: Cases have been dug up in recent years on his own family croft.
  • stone: There is an old path ( not on my map ) for 2 km to lush alluvial pastures where two stone crofts once stood.